Broadway Abridged: December 2008 Archives

Just the Musicals

By Gil on Monday, Dec 22, 2008 | 12 Comments

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Avenue Q
Billy Elliot
Chicago
~~Grease~~
~~Gypsy~~
~~Hairspray~~
In the Heights
~~Irving Berlin's White Christmas~~
Jersey Boys
Lion King
Little Mermaid
Mamma Mia
~~Mar~~y Poppins
~~Monty Python's Spamalot~~
Pal Joey
Phantom
Shrek
South Pacific
~~Spring Awakening~~
~~Tale of Two Cities~~
~~Title of Show~~
Wicked
~~Young Frankenstein~~
~~Xanadu~~

Sondheim's "Road Show": Abridged

By Gil on Thursday, Dec 11, 2008 | 3 Comments

I've decided that I should start saying nice things.

So, here's the good things I can say about Stephen Sondheim's Road Show:

The lyrics never made me cringe even once, which is a rarity for musical theatre, but would be surprising for Stephen Sondheim.

And... that's it.

For the rest, please click on my ticket stub:

New York Magazine's Top 10 for the year

By Gil on Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008

1. Fela!
2. South Pacific
3. Gypsy
4. The Seagull
5. Top Girls
6. Blasted
7. Hair
8. Hunting and Gathering
9. Les Liaisons Dangereuses
10. On the Town

Really?

Did they even see Liaisons?